Labyrinth - actors, characters and roles
All actors and their roles in the film "Labyrinth"
Labyrinth (1986)
Timing:
1:41 (101 min)
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Actors and characters
Ron Mueck
Character Ludo / Firey 2 / Goblin (voice)
Dave Goelz
Dave GoelzCharacter Didymus / The Hat / The Four Guards / Left Door Knocker / Firey 3 (voice)
Natalie Finland
Character Fairy
Shari Weiser
Character Hoggle
Rob Mills
Character Ludo / Firey 3
Anthony Asbury
Character The Four Guards / Right Door Knocker / Firey 5
Anthony Jackson
Character The Four Guards / Goblin (voice)
Douglas Blackwell
Character The Four Guards / Goblin (voice)
Toby Philpott
Character Firey 1
Ian Thom
Character Firey 2
Charles Augins
Character Firey 2 (voice)
Sherry Amott
Character Firey 3
Kaefan Shaw
Character Firey 4
Alistair Fullarton
Character Firey 5
Rollin Krewson
Character Firey 5
Richard Bodkin
Character Firey 5 (voice)
Sean Barrett
Character Goblin (voice)
Kerry Shale
Character Goblin (voice)
Marc Antona
Character Goblin Corps
Toby Denver Clark
Character Goblin Corps
Tessa Crockett
Character Goblin Corps
Anthony Georghiou
Character Goblin Corps
Paul Grant
Character Goblin Corps
John Key
Character Goblin Corps
Richard Jones
Character Goblin Corps
Mark Lisle
Character Goblin Corps
Albert Wilkinson
Character Goblin Corps
Penny Stead
Character Goblin Corps
Elfrida Ashworth
Character Ballroom Dancer
Margaret Foyer
Character Ballroom Dancer
Elizabeth A. Gilbert
Character Ballroom Dancer
Louise Gold
Character Ballroom Dancer
Moira Grant
Character Ballroom Dancer
San Lee
Character Ballroom Dancer
Janis Mackintosh
Character Ballroom Dancer
Penny Marsden
Character Ballroom Dancer
Kim Mendez
Character Ballroom Dancer
Wendy Millward
Character Ballroom Dancer
Leonie Palette
Character Ballroom Dancer
Caroline Pope
Character Ballroom Dancer
Sharon White
Character Ballroom Dancer
John Aron
Character Ballroom Dancer
Terry Dane
Character Ballroom Dancer
Derek Hartley
Character Ballroom Dancer
Douglas Howes
Character Ballroom Dancer
Christopher Preston
Character Ballroom Dancer
Peter Salmon
Character Ballroom Dancer
Peter Sim
Character Ballroom Dancer
Graeme Sneddon
Character Ballroom Dancer
Graham Tudor-Phillips
Character Ballroom Dancer
David Turner
Character Ballroom Dancer
Barrie J. Wilkinson
Character Ballroom Dancer
What's left behind the scenes
- Michael Jackson or Sting could have played the role of Jareth.
- The scenes of Jareth juggling crystal balls were filmed without the use of any special camera techniques or visual effects. It wasn't David Bowie who was juggling the crystal balls, but a professional juggler – the film's choreographer.
- Jennifer Connelly was selected through an open audition organized by George Lucas and Jim Henson. Initially, they were looking for an actress aged 18-19, but none of the candidates satisfied the jury. Then the age requirement was lowered by 2-3 years, and the choice fell on Connelly – Henson later claimed he made his decision as soon as she walked through the door. Bowie, however, said his partner reminded him of a young Elizabeth Taylor.
- Jareth the Goblin King’s hairstyle was ranked among the ten best film hairstyles by The Contentenders, taking 2nd place in the ranking.
- Bowie received the script during his 1983 tour of the United States. He liked the idea from the start and actively participated in the film's creation, both as an actor and a musician.
- Labyrinth was built and filmed at Elstree Studios in Hertfordshire, England. The opening scene was shot in North London's Hampstead Heath. Subsequent footage of Sarah running in the rain through the streets was filmed in Upper Nyack, a suburb of New York. The scenes in the Williams' house were also filmed on sets, and only the porch was actually built for exterior shots.
- The set for the labyrinth of staircases that Sarah enters upon arriving at Jareth’s castle was based on Escher’s painting “Relativity.” This painting hangs in the heroine’s room. The scenes in this set were filmed using special technical equipment and a stunt double made up to resemble Bowie, and this episode was the most thoroughly storyboarded due to its complexity. The scene where the crystal ball thrown by Jareth lands in Toby’s hands was filmed using reverse motion.
- The ballroom scene is the only large-scale scene in the film that does not feature a single puppet; however, the filmmakers aimed to show that all the characters present are actually goblins merely playing humans. To this end, costumes and masks were developed. Cheryl (Gates) McFadden was brought in to choreograph the scene. Jennifer herself had never danced before, so she had to take dance lessons.
- A significant portion of the roles in the film were played by puppets or dolls operated by people from the inside. For example, the filming of the Dance Magic scene involved 45 puppets, 53 puppeteers, a child, Bowie, and 5 frantic chickens. The children were simply told to run and jump as they pleased, with some having strings attached to make their jumps higher, and Charles Owens was brought in to stage Bowie’s movements, bringing a vibrant dynamic to the performance. The most challenging part of the staging was working with Toby, as he was capricious and it was difficult to elicit the desired facial expression.
- Each doll was created specifically for the film, taking into account the role it was to play. It took over a year to create everything necessary to move the dolls’ bodies, heads, and other parts, but it all came together in the last few weeks before filming began. Many actors had to train to coordinatedly control the characters: for example, to create Hogl’s facial expressions, 18 motors were created, controlled by radio by 4 people who had to ensure that their actions led to a single, realistic result. In addition, a fifth person sat inside.
- The Hogl doll was considered lost for some time after filming; it was lost in airport baggage, and later found and purchased as unclaimed baggage by a store in Scottsboro, Alabama.
- Two actors were required to operate the Ludo doll; a small video camera was mounted on the right horn of the doll, allowing them to see what was happening around them on a monitor located inside.
- The body of the doll depicting the huge metallic robot protecting the goblin city was made of fiberglass, and its height was four and a half meters. The doll was moved by six people, and another controlled other movements.
- The scenes with the Red Band were filmed in a completely black velvet room, with puppeteers dressed in black; the background was filmed separately from the same point and at the same speed, in order to later combine it into a single scene using special effects. The fairies were controlled in several ways: some had their legs attached to the legs of the puppeteers, their arms were controlled by sticks by other puppeteers, and sometimes four people controlled each individual doll. Due to the different control methods, each doll developed its own unique style of movement.
- Jennifer Connelly was selected through an open audition held by George Lucas and Jim Henson. Initially, they were looking for an actress between 18 and 19 years old, but no candidate satisfied the jury. Then the age limit was lowered by 2-3 years, and the choice fell on Connelly – Henson later claimed he made his decision as soon as she walked through the door. Bowie, however, said that his partner reminded him of a young Elizabeth Taylor.
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